{"author_link":"\/users\/morrilet","author_name":"morrilet","author_uid":"1008606","comments":[{"author_name":"Elinks","author_uid":"1142007","time":"2019-10-08T19:36:34Z","epoch":1570563394,"modified":1570563394,"text":"I liked the gameplay but o my gosh it's so frustrating when you end up flying alone in space without rocks ro help you :smile:.\n\nIts rare to see a jam game with a real menu and a tuto but I mistook the station and the package :D \n\nOne small improvment would have been to work a bit more on the progress curve of the levels (I did the level 4 in 2 attemps aginst maybe 10 attemps for level 3)\n\nChears !","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"morrilet","author_uid":"1008606","time":"2019-10-08T23:23:59Z","epoch":1570577039,"modified":1570577039,"text":"@elinks Hah, yes, I think there will be a lot of people using the 'r' key. Thanks for the note on the difficulty curve! I always find it tough to pace out games like these, so I'll have to leave myself a bit more time for it next time around. (PS. I left a comment on your game just now. Nice work!)","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"NachtWitch","author_uid":"1160934","time":"2019-10-09T00:38:41Z","epoch":1570581521,"modified":1570581521,"text":"Wow, really fun game, the difficulty curve was really well made, absolutely loved the experience 5 stars in all catagories","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"ghost-in-the-toast","author_uid":"1009110","time":"2019-10-09T00:45:53Z","epoch":1570581953,"modified":1570581953,"text":"Cool game! It was frustrating getting my ship to move where I wanted it to go, mainly because I couldn't see some of the meteors. Solid entry!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"mrabnox","author_uid":"1168699","time":"2019-10-09T00:46:28Z","epoch":1570581988,"modified":1570581988,"text":"I enjoyed the game, nbut my ability to time the shift in between the rocks lead me to be one with the stars many times. would 100 percent play this again.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"SirRed","author_uid":"1172523","time":"2019-10-09T00:46:45Z","epoch":1570582005,"modified":1570582005,"text":"Wish there was a way to get back from the void. It is a tough game to control yourself.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Joe Williamson","author_uid":"1001411","time":"2019-10-09T00:47:21Z","epoch":1570582041,"modified":1570582041,"text":"A minimap to see the meteors would be great. Kinda scary to wind up floating into the void of space. It's a neat idea. :)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Falu","author_uid":"1166328","time":"2019-10-09T00:48:05Z","epoch":1570582085,"modified":1570582085,"text":"Quite difficult! I think the vfx for the tractor beams could be better represented to display it's function! I thought it would shoot something, but actually was a moving thing. I enjoyed the concept of delivering packages. Fun and neat~","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"GuitarBro","author_uid":"1014243","time":"2019-10-09T00:54:42Z","epoch":1570582482,"modified":1570582482,"text":"The physics were pretty fun (though a bit hard to control). Would be nice if there was some \"out of bounds\" detection that automatically reset you when you're basically out of range of everything. Not a bad game though!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"morrilet","author_uid":"1008606","time":"2019-10-09T02:25:52Z","epoch":1570587952,"modified":1570587952,"text":"@nachtwitch I'm glad to hear the curve came through for you! Glad you enjoyed it.\n\n@ghost-in-the-toast Yeah, I would like to have scaled the viewport a bit so that you could see more of the map at once, but there were some complications with that and, well, time limits and all. You know how it is.\n\n@mrabnox Hey! Thanks for playing this on stream. It was a blast to watch. I'm off to play yours in a minute here.\n\n@sirred Yep, the movement can be tricky like that. Gotta learn to love the void ;)\n\n@joe-williamson Thanks! And a minimap would've been interesting. Good call.\n\n@falu Ah, good note. Maybe some particle effects would've sold it. Thanks!\n\n@guitarbro Yes, I had initially intended to fade in a reset prompt when you got far enough away with no change in trajectory, but alas, time she is a cruel mistress. The white helper text up by the timer was the best I could do in the minutes I had left.","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Yomissmar","author_uid":"1162999","time":"2019-10-09T18:30:06Z","epoch":1570645806,"modified":1570645806,"text":"At the start I found it a bit hard to control, but maybe it's just because it's not the kind of game I'm used to play :)\nOverall it's very complete and fun. Good job!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Roque","author_uid":"1146559","time":"2019-10-10T04:15:43Z","epoch":1570680943,"modified":1570680943,"text":"Innovative, well structed, well made music and sounds, menus works very smooth, everything very well put. Played one time to understand and another to see how far I could go. Really nice entry! :)","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"mrerdalural","author_uid":"1003110","time":"2019-10-10T05:42:35Z","epoch":1570686155,"modified":1570686155,"text":"Very nice game! I would love to see you add more to this. The game could benefit a lot from look ahead camera. Unity cinemachine already has one implemented you could use that.\n\nThank you making this game. I had fun playing it!\n","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Franciszek Pyr\u0107","author_uid":"1121145","time":"2019-10-10T06:11:19Z","epoch":1570687879,"modified":1570687879,"text":"Nice game play. If there were only no default unity buttons and that unity preferences window.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"MoebiusMeow","author_uid":"1171959","time":"2019-10-10T07:49:23Z","epoch":1570693763,"modified":1570693763,"text":"Really innovative physics game! The movement of the ship could cause the rocks to move, which made the game more tricky and strategic. This mechanic has a lot of potential. I like it \u2665","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"morrilet","author_uid":"1008606","time":"2019-10-11T02:30:37Z","epoch":1570761037,"modified":1570761037,"text":"@yomissmar Yes, from what I gather many folks have experienced a bit of a learning curve with the controls. Glad you still had fun!\n\n@roque Thanks! I'll have to pass the word along to my audio buddy ;)\n\n@mrerdalural Yes, I did attempt to whip up a quick look-ahead camera, but it certainly wasn't perfect. Good to know there's something ready-made through Cinemachine. I'll have to look into that. Thanks!\n\n@franciszek-pyrc Totally agree on the default Unity buttons. They get the job done but they're an eye-sore. As for the preference window, I figured it's nice to let folks select the settings that work best for them, and I certainly didn't have time to make a custom solution this time around. Thanks for the note, though!\n\n@moebiusmeow Thanks! I was pleasantly surprised when I ran it for the first time and realized the full implications of the tractor beam. I started playing around with asteroids of varying mass at that point. Glad you liked it :)","likes":3,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Hermitao","author_uid":"1140732","time":"2019-10-11T05:30:19Z","epoch":1570771819,"modified":1570771819,"text":"Wow!! Impressive! I loved the gameplay mechanics and concept. Great game! There's a learning curve and skill involved, similar to grappling hooks in games.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Asimov","author_uid":"1160512","time":"2019-10-11T08:26:25Z","epoch":1570782385,"modified":1570782385,"text":"Damn that were 5 great minutes! actually thats the game i had the most fun with this LD yet. \nthe Momentum feels amazing and i love the idea that you are moving with a tractor beam.\nFitting music and a good difficulty (although level 3 was harder than 4)\nThank you for the experience","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Fammy","author_uid":"1081135","time":"2019-10-11T08:54:32Z","epoch":1570784072,"modified":1570784072,"text":"Your game is really innovant ! I like the graphics. The level of difficulty is perfect not too easy, not too hard. So congrats and good job !","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"lovetocode999","author_uid":"1140291","time":"2019-10-12T20:00:32Z","epoch":1570910432,"modified":1570910432,"text":"Great game, really fun to play. I really liked the movement mechanism, although it took a bit of getting used to. I loved the music and the effects, they really added to the game. Overall, I found this to be a very enjoyable entry to play!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"morrilet","author_uid":"1008606","time":"2019-10-14T21:48:40Z","epoch":1571089720,"modified":1571089720,"text":"@hermitao Thanks! I'm glad you liked it. I can totally see the grappling hook comparison.\n\n@asimov I'm happy to hear that! Thank you so much. The level progression was tricky to set up; I'm just glad it made some sort of sense.\n\n@fammy Thank you!\n\n@lovetocode999 Thanks! The learning curve has certainly caught some people off-guard. I'm glad you enjoyed it!","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"lokhmaty","author_uid":"1173383","time":"2019-10-15T23:53:39Z","epoch":1571183619,"modified":1571183619,"text":"Great idea, good job. The game is very addictive.","likes":1,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"morrilet","author_uid":"1008606","time":"2019-10-17T01:03:52Z","epoch":1571274232,"modified":1571274232,"text":"@lokhmaty Thanks! I'm glad to hear it.","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Amerigo Gazaway","author_uid":"1138811","time":"2019-10-17T07:29:14Z","epoch":1571297354,"modified":1571297354,"text":"Cool physics\/ mechanics, love the music too.  ","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"asfdfdfd","author_uid":"1005974","time":"2019-10-17T20:26:16Z","epoch":1571343976,"modified":1571343976,"text":"Whe you fly in empty space ship looks like disco ball!","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Zachary Shah","author_uid":"1045368","time":"2019-10-18T21:12:54Z","epoch":1571433174,"modified":1571433174,"text":"Really innovative! I loved the music, the game play, and everything felt polished. I would like to see some post-processing and some particle systems to improve the looks, but other that everything was great!","likes":0,"format":"md"},{"author_name":"Jupiter_Hadley","author_uid":"1000562","time":"2019-10-23T16:45:40Z","epoch":1571849140,"modified":1571849140,"text":"Challenging, well made game. I included it in my Ludum Dare 45 compilation video series, if you\u2019d like to take a look :) https:\/\/youtu.be\/ZxefAL2rBy8","likes":0,"format":"md"}],"format":"md","images":["ld45\/166009-f0d134888dd2a95249a11528d6df64d6.png"],"links":[{"url":"https:\/\/morrilet.itch.io\/starlink-xpress","text":"Youtube"},{"url":"https:\/\/morrilet.itch.io\/starlink-xpress","text":"Youtube"},{"url":"https:\/\/morrilet.itch.io\/starlink-xpress","text":"Youtube"},{"url":"https:\/\/morrilet.itch.io\/starlink-xpress","text":"Youtube"}],"metadata":{"g_key":"55458","g_author":"1008606","g_event":"LD45","g_eventkey":"78","g_subevent":"JAM","g_urlkey":"262770","g_title":"StarLink Xpress","g_status":"PVT1","g_place":"355","g_commentcount":"27","g_site2_node_id":"166009","g_hide":"N","g_has_icon":"Y","g_rqueue":"0","g_random":"0"},"nds":{"n_key":"166009","n_urlkey":"262770","n_parent":"159347","n_path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/starlink-xpress","n_slug":"starlink-xpress","n_type":"item","n_subtype":"game","n_subsubtype":"jam","n_author":"8606","n_created":"1570161345","n_modified":"1570892184","n_version":"528896","n_status":"COMMIT"},"node":{"id":166009,"parent":159347,"superparent":9,"author":8606,"type":"item","subtype":"game","subsubtype":"jam","published":"2019-10-07T21:56:21Z","created":"2019-10-04T03:55:45Z","modified":"2019-10-12T14:56:24Z","version":528896,"slug":"starlink-xpress","name":"StarLink Xpress","body":"**Captain!** We're running on fumes, here! We're out of fuel and we haven't even reached the pickup point yet. If the backup power for the tractor beam holds, we *may* be able to complete our deliveries, but we'd be endangering the lives of everyone on this vessel...\n\nIs whatever's in those boxes **really** worth all that?\n\n![Screenshot_0.png](\/\/\/raw\/e91\/2\/z\/289bb.png)\n![Screenshot_1.png](\/\/\/raw\/e91\/2\/z\/289b8.png)\n![Screenshot_2.png](\/\/\/raw\/e91\/2\/z\/289bc.png)\n\n*StarLink Xpress* is a time-trial physics game about a space-faring delivery company made in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 45. Use your tractor beam to zip and glide past asteroids and make all of your deliveries on time!\n\n**Objective**\n\nPick up packages at stations and deliver them to homes. Don't let the time run out, and don't take too many hits.\n\n**Controls**\n\n* Left Mouse - Fire tractor beam\n* R - Restart the current level\n* Esc - Exit to main menu\n\n![HowToPlay.png](\/\/\/raw\/e91\/2\/z\/289bd.png)\n\n**UPDATE** The HTML5 version is available [right here](https:\/\/morrilet.itch.io\/starlink-xpress)!","meta":{"author":[8606],"link-01-tag":[42337],"cover":"\/\/\/content\/e91\/2\/z\/289a0.png","link-01":"https:\/\/morrilet.itch.io\/starlink-xpress","link-02":"https:\/\/morrilet.itch.io\/starlink-xpress","link-02-tag":[42339],"link-03":"https:\/\/morrilet.itch.io\/starlink-xpress","link-03-tag":[42341],"link-04":"https:\/\/morrilet.itch.io\/starlink-xpress","link-04-tag":[42336],"link-04-name":"HTML5"},"path":"\/events\/ludum-dare\/45\/starlink-xpress","parents":[1,5,9,159347],"love":0,"notes":27,"notes-timestamp":"2019-10-23T16:45:40Z","grade":{"grade-01":36,"grade-02":35,"grade-03":36,"grade-04":35,"grade-05":36,"grade-06":34,"grade-07":28,"grade-08":34},"magic":{"cool":87.573814193118,"feedback":40,"given":25.5,"grade":34.25,"grade-01-average":3.632,"grade-01-result":355,"grade-02-average":3.636,"grade-02-result":274,"grade-03-average":3.897,"grade-03-result":118,"grade-04-average":2.773,"grade-04-result":928,"grade-05-average":3.25,"grade-05-result":714,"grade-06-average":3.359,"grade-06-result":364,"grade-07-average":2.788,"grade-07-result":529,"grade-08-average":3.266,"grade-08-result":625,"smart":15.259149453945}},"text":"**Captain!** We're running on fumes, here! We're out of fuel and we haven't even reached the pickup point yet. If the backup power for the tractor beam holds, we *may* be able to complete our deliveries, but we'd be endangering the lives of everyone on this vessel...\n\nIs whatever's in those boxes **really** worth all that?\n\n![Screenshot_0.png](\/\/\/raw\/e91\/2\/z\/289bb.png)\n![Screenshot_1.png](\/\/\/raw\/e91\/2\/z\/289b8.png)\n![Screenshot_2.png](\/\/\/raw\/e91\/2\/z\/289bc.png)\n\n*StarLink Xpress* is a time-trial physics game about a space-faring delivery company made in 72 hours for Ludum Dare 45. Use your tractor beam to zip and glide past asteroids and make all of your deliveries on time!\n\n**Objective**\n\nPick up packages at stations and deliver them to homes. Don't let the time run out, and don't take too many hits.\n\n**Controls**\n\n* Left Mouse - Fire tractor beam\n* R - Restart the current level\n* Esc - Exit to main menu\n\n![HowToPlay.png](\/\/\/raw\/e91\/2\/z\/289bd.png)\n\n**UPDATE** The HTML5 version is available [right here](https:\/\/morrilet.itch.io\/starlink-xpress)!","title":"StarLink Xpress"}